Policing

Policing

New federal investigation, and possible class action, for RCMP conduct at Fairy Creek

Federal body will examine the C-IRG task force, while a proposed class action would target RCMP’s treatment of media and others

Policing

Recovered police notebook raises questions about VicPD policy

By Michael John Lo
February 17, 2023

Police say VicPD officers are required to report lost notebooks, but it's unclear if policies were updated after 2019 OPCC recommendations

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What councils did (and didn’t) discuss about VicPD’s $69.5M budget ask

By Brishti Basu
January 19, 2023

This budget is a nearly 10% increase from last year

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Human rights complaints against VicPD will go ahead: tribunal

By Tori Marlan
January 3, 2023

Two complaints, by a current constable and former staff member, allege race-based discrimination

Policing

Report clears officers of wrongdoing in Saanich bank robbery response while revealing new details

Independent Investigations Office describes moment-by-moment events that left six officers shot and two suspects dead

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Police board member's resignation highlights political challenges of policing reform

By Shannon Waters
December 4, 2022

Councillors and current and former police board members want the province to step up on recommended reforms

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Mental health and amalgamation dominate Victoria candidates’ policing priorities

By Brishti Basu
October 14, 2022

Candidates across the region agree that police should not be the sole responders to mental health calls

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New podcast dives into police-manufactured legislature bombing plot

By Jimmy Thomson
September 8, 2022

Pressure Cooker presents a fascinating, deeply researched, and complex telling of the RCMP entrapment of John Nuttall and Amanda Korody